Returns the tangent of a number.

Syntax

TAN( numeric-expression )

Parameters

Returns

DOUBLE

Remarks

The ATAN and TAN functions are inverse operations.

This function converts its argument to DOUBLE, performs the computation in double-precision floating point, and returns a DOUBLE as the result.

See also

• COS function [Numeric]
• SIN function [Numeric]

Standards and compatibility

Example

The following statement returns the value of the tan of 0.52.

SELECT TAN( 0.52 );